[Cialug] Routes? Interfaces?

[Todd Walton]

On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Nathan C. Smith <nathan.smith at ipmvs.com> wrote:
> OSI Layers, interface is comprised of lower layers, route is at a higher layer.  In the Ethernet world, you can do
> a lot with an interface before TCP/IP and routing gets involved.

I see.  I was thinking a little more Linux specific, though.  When
adminning a Linux machine, why is there a kernel routing table?  Why
doesn't setting up an interface create an accompanying route and be
done with it?

-todd